diff --git a/lib/internal/wrap_js_stream.js b/lib/internal/wrap_js_stream.js
index 1c494e57e1f9dd..aed26ed8c6976a 100644
--- a/lib/internal/wrap_js_stream.js
+++ b/lib/internal/wrap_js_stream.js
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ class JSStreamWrap extends Socket {
   doWrite(req, bufs) {
     assert.strictEqual(this[kCurrentWriteRequest], null);
     assert.strictEqual(this[kCurrentShutdownRequest], null);
-    this[kCurrentWriteRequest] = req;
 
     const handle = this._handle;
     const self = this;
@@ -149,6 +148,9 @@ class JSStreamWrap extends Socket {
       this.stream.write(bufs[i], done);
     this.stream.uncork();
 
+    // Only set the request here, because the `write()` calls could throw.
+    this[kCurrentWriteRequest] = req;
+
     function done(err) {
       if (!err && --pending !== 0)
         return;